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alfreda89 ([personal profile] alfreda89) wrote2006-04-24 01:13 pm
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Pretty good meme, actually . . .

http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/yankeetest.html

55% -- Barely in Dixie.

Which was interesting, because I've lived in Texas 25 years, and sometimes I had to stop and think "Is this how I used to say things, or how I do it now?" It also listed several things that show MidWestern origins -- even Great Lakes origin. And purely Texas usage. Other tests for Halloween, for example, don't mention Beggar's Night.

A better test than most!

[identity profile] madspark.livejournal.com 2006-04-24 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Hah!

43% Dixie. Barely in Yankeedom.

When I admitted I knew what a Party Barn was (good grief, drive through beer store? Who thought that was a good idea?) it went up to 45%.

[identity profile] alfreda89.livejournal.com 2006-04-24 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
My Ex's father owned and ran a Beer Barn! Was also a builder at one time, and a bank manager. A man of many talents.